Paper and like toy



T. MATHEWS, DECD.

A. mm'mzws AND H. aucxmsnm nommsnmons.

Patented July 5, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I IIIIIII PAPER AND LIKE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-26, I920.

T. MATHEWS, DEC'D.

,A. MATHEWS AND a. aucxmeum, ADMINISTRATORS.

PAPER AND LIKE TOY.

APPLICATION men NOV.26, 1920.

1,383,836. Patented July 5, 1921.

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Specification of Letters'Patnt.

Applicatiohfiled November 26,1920... Serial ,No. 426,610. 7

To all w hom it may concern Be it known that we, ANNIE Matthews and HARRY BUCKINGHAM, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Leicester, England, and London, England, respectively, are, the duly appointed administrators of the estate of THoMAsMA'rHEWs, deceased, late a subject of the Kingof Great Britain, and resident of Leicester, England, the latter having invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Paper and like Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference-being'had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates to toys and the object is to reproduce in toy form what are commonly known as"roundabouts? or merry-go-rounds.

Roundabouts as generally understood consist of representations or modelsof horses,-

termed hobby horses, boat like vehicles, carriages and other devices inwhichchildren are seated whilethe said devices are rotated or revolved in a circle around a central support for amusement; I

The object of this invention is to construct a toy roundabout in an inexpensive form largely of cardboard and which can be operated by hand to give the necessary revolving motion to the horses and other devices.

The invention in itsbroadest sense comprises a circular frame, or canopy orlhood resembling an umbrella when opened, formed of cardboard and having; centrally disposed externally at its upper part or apex a knob or equivalent which on its-underside is bored or socketed to fit rotatably: over the upper end of a pole or central support or a pin thereon, the lower end of which support is adapted to enter a socket in a wooden block secured to a circular base plate preferably of cardboard and to be maintained upright thereon.

The canopy atits lower end all around has a flattened edge from which the horses, cars or like devices are suspended by wire or like rods the ends of which are fashioned into a form for clipping or gripping at one end on to the said flattened edge and at the other end on to the figure-or device (horses, cars or the like) to be suspended therefrom.

The toy is set in motion by gripping the knob at the top of the canopy between the finger and thumb and by imparting a twist- ..ing motion thereto similar to that necessary for spinningatop, whereby the suspended figu resare caused torevolve around the central support. 7 v v A'convenient constructional form of the invention'is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing wherein in assembled form for use.

,,F 1g. 2-isa plan of the same. F1g. 8 is a vertical section thereof;

' Fig. 4 shows one ofl the'suspending rods.

Figs. land 2 are drawn to a smaller: scale than Figs.;3 and.

.cular base 1 of cardboard has fastened'cen- .trally uponit a circular block 2 of wood or othersuitable material provided with acentral hole 3 into whichthelower end ofla,

wooden support 4 tightly fits so as to stand upright at the top. The support 4: has a metal devices such as 13 whichare respectivelycut out and made of cardboard suitably printed, preferably-on both sides. Thefigures 12 are fiat andeach is suspended by a separate rod 10. I The devices 13 are made by cutting and folding thecardboardv and each device issuspended by-two rods; Obviously the number and characterof the figuresand devices may ;be varied. a

A convenient method of forming the canopy 6 consists in taking a blank or piece of cardboard and scoring it in lines radiating from a centerand bending it along the scored lines and joining the two ends together which will form a canopy consisting of segments of triangular form as shown much resembling an umbrella. 'The apices of the sections are cut off before the ends of the latter'are united, which leaves an opening at the top of the canopy. A fiat card-' board plate or cap 14 of polygonal shape is affixed over this opening and the edges of the said cap are scored and bent down to form flaps 15 which are glued or otherwise atented July' 5,1921.

, .ltigurel'is a perspective view of the toy j Inthe illustrated embodiment, a fiat. ci rv secured to the sections of the canopy. On

the top of the cap 14 the wooden knob 7 is afiixed by glue or tacks and the cap is perforated in alinement with a socket in the underside of the knob which fits over the aforesaid pin 5.

' The lower edge of the canopy is provided with a horizontal extension 16 formed by scoring the lower edge of each segment of the canopy and turning it outward to form a flap to which is secured the beforementioned flat ring 8. The said ring 8 is attached to'the extension 16 so that both its internal and external edges are free to be engaged by the rods 10 as shown in Fig. 3.

The ends 9 and 11 of the wire rods 10 are each formed into two or more coils of close formation so that the ring 8 and the cardboard figures and devices can be forced between the coils and thereby held in position. All the parts of the toy constructed as shown and described are detachable. That is to say the canopy 6' is removable from the support 4, the latter is removable from the block 2, the wire rods 10 are detachable from the ring 8, and the figures 12 and devices 13 are detachable from the rods. The whole toy can therefore be taken to pieces and contained within a comparatively small box for storing and transport purposes.

Vhat we claim then is 1. A toy roundabout comprising a circular canopy provided with a socketed knob at the apex thereof, a central support upon the upper end of which the socketed knob of the canopy rotatably fits, a base to maintain said support in an upright position, a flat tened edge around the lower edge of the canopy, a series of cut out figures and devices, and rods adapted to detachably engage the aforesaid flattened edge and said figures and devices to suspend the latter I from the canopy.

2. A toy roundabout comprising a circular canopy provided with a socketed knob at the apex thereof, a central support, a pin in the upper end of thelatter upon whichthe socketed knob fits to permit rotation of the canopy, a base to maintain said support in an upright position, a flattened edge around the lower edge of thecanopy, a series of cut out figures and devices, and wire rods adapted to detachably engage the aforesaid flattened edge and said figures and devices to support the latter from the canopy.

3. A toy roundabout comprising a circular canopy provided at its apex with a socketed knob, a central support upon the upper end of which said socketed knob rotatably fits, a base to maintain said support in an upright position, a flat annular ring on the lower edge of the canopy, a series of cut out figures and devices, and rods adapted to detachably engage both the interior and erterior edge of said ring and also engage the figures and devices for the purpose of suspending the latter from the canopy, substantially as described. 7 r

4. A toy roundabout comprising a circular conical canopy provided at its apex with a socketed knob and having around its lower edge a fiat annular ring, a central support having in its upper end a pin upon which the socketed knob of the canopy rotatably fits, a base into which said support detachably fits and is maintained in an upright position, a series of cut out figures and devices, and a series of wire rods having at one end a coil adapted to fit detachably upon the interior and exterior edges of the annular ring'and at the other end a coil adapted to fit detachably upon the figures and devices to support same from the canopy substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ANNIE MATHElVS. HARRY BUCKINGHAM, Administrators of the estate of Thomas Mathews, deceased.

'VVitnesses' to the signature of Annie Mathews: r

R. V. C. TAYLOR GEORGE LESTER. Witnesses to the signature of Harry Buckingham B. DONST,

W. W. KAUFMAN. 

